Over the years I've found that many people stumble upon the emergency management profession with the notion it's interesting, one that's focused on helping people and is exciting as portrayed in the ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

What are governments looking for in an emergency manager when they go to hire someone? While the position described below closed on April 19, for those looking to find a job a year or two from now, ...

In my last article, I focused on the use of NFPA 1600 in creating a solid foundation to build or improve an emergency management (EM) program. Although there are other guidelines that should be ...

Emergency Management (EM) Practitioners and Academicians have been investigating key elements to professionalize and standardize the EM career field for over twenty years. This paper presents findings ...